The Dance of Discussion
Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 07:59PM
JP Harris in Enterprise 2.0, Gen Y, Social Construction, Social Media, communities, dance, ontology, user experience, user interface

The meaning of movement is contextual to who we move with or who we move for.  Movement meaning is created as we are watched or responded to with other movement.  Action and reaction become the crucible for creating meaning between two people.  With shared meaning comes truth, common belief, and, ultimately, the creation of knowledge.  This happens as we move together but is also true in the ebb and flow of discussion.

In discussion meaning is created not just in the words that are interchanged but within the context that the words are placed.  The manner of expression, the syntax used, the tempo and pattern of expression and response.  All of this carries inferences of meaning that are read and understood.  These exchanges are locked into us, a product of many interchanges and many relationships. It is the syntax of verbal expression that communicates so much about our feelings, impressions, and vision. 

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